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N0.291 April 1 2014 

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Pioneering back-to-work 
scheme turns lives around 


SIXTY people have clinched 
jobs thanks to the borough’s 
pioneering hack-to-work scheme. 

They’ve got jobs with the council 
and local businesses in the royal 
borough after getting help and support 
under the Greenwich Local Labour 
Programme (GLLP). 

The £6 million programme was set up 
by the council last April to help those 
most affected by government welfare 
cuts. 

The scheme provides paid work 
experience opportunities for the long- 
term unemployed who are then given 
support to find and apply for full 
and part time work by GLLaB, the 
borough’s jobs and training agency 
So far, more than four out of every 
five people who take part in the 


by Dick Townsend-Smith 

GLLP scheme have gone on to find 
jobs through GLLaB, an organisation 
which has helped more than 18,000 
people get jobs or training since its 
launch. 

The latest person to celebrate a new 
full-time job is Nick Rolls who lives 
in Eltham with his wife Bobbie. The 
couple have four children all aged 
under six. Nick, who was out of work 
for six years told GT: “We were on 
benefits, and we had to stay indoors all 
the time. It was getting us both down. 
Then I got a call from someone at the 
council about the benefits cap, which 
would make us £140 a week worse off. 
I didn’t know what we would do, then I 
was told that the council was offering 
job placements. 

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April 1 2014 


ROYAL GREENWICH 
REPRESENTATIVES 


GREENWICH AND WOOLWICH 

Nick Raynsford MP (Lab) 

Email nick.raynsford.mp@parliament.uk or write to 
Nick Raynsford MP, House of Commons, London 
SW1AOAA 

Call the office in advance on 020 7219 5895 to 
register for a surgery (lines are open Monday- 
Thursday 10am-12pm &2-4pm). 

2nd & 4th Fridays of the month, 7pm at 
32 Woolwich Road, Greenwich SE10 OJU. 

2nd Saturday of the month, 11am at Charlton 
House, Charlton Road, Charlton SE7 8RE. 

2nd Saturday of the month, 2pm at West 
Greenwich House, 141 Greenwich High Road, 
Greenwich SE10 8JA. 

4th Saturday of the month: 11am at the Barnfield 
Project, Oak House, Barnfield Road SE18 3UH. 

4th Saturday of the month, 2pm at Woolwich Town 
Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich SE18 6PW. 

ELTHAM 

Clive Efford MP (Lab) clive.efford.mp@parliament. 
uk Call for an appointment at the following month- 
ly surgeries on 020-8850 5744 between 11am and 
3pm Mon-Fri. 

1st Tues: Anstridge Community Centre, Anstridge 

Rd. SE9, 10am-11.30pm 

1st Fri: Horn Park Community Centre, 

96 Sibthorpe Road, 11am-12.30pm 
2nd Sat: St Mary's Community Centre, Eltham High 
Street, 10am, and 4th Friday of the month at 6pm. 
3rd Tues: Middle Park Community Centre, 

150 Middle Park Avenue, 

11am-12.30pm 

3rd Fri: Coldharbour Neighbourhood office, library 
entrance, William Barefoot Drive, 11am. 

4th Sat: Shrewsbury House, 10am, Bushmoor 
Crescent 

ERITH &THAMESMEAD 

Teresa Pearce MP (Lab) 

All surgeries are booked by appointment by 
calling 020 7219 7068 or write to Teresa Pearce MP, 
House of Commons, London, SW1 A 0AA, or email 
teresa.pearce.mp@parliament.uk 
Four advice surgeries each month: the 1st Saturday 
of the month in Thamesmead, the 2nd Saturday of 
the month in Erith, the 3rd Friday of the month in 
Northumberland Heath and the 4th Friday of the 
month in Abbey Wood. 

GLA MEMBER 

Len Duvall (Lab) is the GLA member for 
Greenwich and Lewisham. Write to Len Duvall, 

GLA, City Hall, Queen's Walk, London SE1 2AA; 
phone 020 7983 4517; or email 
len.duvall@london.gov.uk 

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 

Contact your MEP at the UK Office of the European 
Parliament on 020 7227 4300. 

GREENWICH COUNCILLORS 

Contact Members' Services on 020 8921 5151 for 
information on the surgery times for your councillor. 


GT CONTACTS 




Write to: GT Letters, Communications Team, 
Woolwich Centre, Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ 
or email greenwichtime@outlook.com with 
your full address (not for publication). We 
reserve the right to edit any letters received. 


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of Greenwich, The 
Woolwich Centre, 
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Cycling in London is too much 
of a high risk activity for many 


IT’S that time of year again when 
Greenwich Council, aided by GT, 
tries to persuade the good citizens 
of our borough that getting 
on a bicycle is good for our 
health. 

As an individual who 
has commuted by cycle 
into central London for 
29 years in all weathers 
and at all times of the 
day and night clocking 
up well over 150,000 miles, 

I am more than qualified, to 
say that it is not! You may well 
get physically fitter but the level of 
objective dangers that you will be 
exposing yourself to is not worth it 
-join a gym. 

I have been hit by cars, vans, buses - 
including the Olympic courtesy bus 
- attacked by drunken pedestrians, 
bitten by dogs twice with the scars 
to prove it. Cycling in London 
is a high risk activity and it is 
irresponsible to encourage it as if 
it were some jolly outing in rural 
England. 



I read that as part of your cycle 
strategy you want to encourage 
the overweight and unfit onto 
bicycles. These are the very 
people who should not 
be venturing out our 
borough’s roads. 

Stuart Bramley Woolwich 
• A council spokesman 
said: "Thank you for your 
letter. Road safety in Royal 
Greenwich is among the 
best in London and we would 
suggest that your experience 
is not typical. The council is keen 
to support those who wish to cycle as 
a cheap, healthy and enjoyable way of 
getting around. The council is investing in 
a number of ways of helping residents feel 
safer on their bikes, including new routes 
on quiet roads, cycle training and free Dr 
Bike maintenance services as outlined in 
our recent feature. There is an extensive 
network of traffic-free routes along much 
of the Thames Path, in open spaces and 
parks for people to enjoy. The cycling 
strategy also contains a rolling programme 
of improving traffic-free routes." 


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ROYAL BOROUGH MEETINGS 

THE following meetings take place 
at the Town Hall, Wellington Street, 
unless stated otherwise. 

April 1 - Planning Board, 6.30pm 
committee rooms 4&5 
Health&Wellbeing Board,2pm 

Long Walk local housing panel 
Abbey Wood local housing panel 
April 2 - Overview and scrutiny. 

7pm, committee room 6 

April 8 - Best value review team: 
accessing affordable housing, 7pm 
committee room 4 

April 9 - planning board, 6.30pm, 
committee rooms 4 & 5 

April 1 6 - licensing sub-committee 

A, 5pm, council chamber 

Cabinet, 7pm, rooms 4 & 5 

April 23 Licensing sub-committee 

C, 5pm, committee room 6 

April 29 Overview and scrutiny 
call-in sub-committee, 5.30pm, 
committee room 7 

May 6 - Woolwich and Thamesmead 
area planning, 6.30pm, rooms 4&5 
May 8- licensing usb-committee A, 
5pm, committee room 6 

May 1 4 - licensing sub-committee 

B, 6pm, committee room 6 

More information on 

020 8921 5130 or at 

www.royalgreenwich. 

gov.uk/meetings 

All meeting dates and 
times are subject to 
change. 

We would advise you to 
check before you travel. 


'Improvements' to 
park disappoint 

I JUST thought I’d drop a line and tell you 
how disappointed I am to see that a table 
tennis table and gym equipment will be put in 
Charlotte Turner Gardens. 

I have been a resident here most of my life and 
use this small beautiful park every day. Table 
tennis outside in the UK must surely be a joke! 
The money that you are wasting here could 
be better used to improve lighting and provide 
more bins or possibly an area just for dogs. 

I believe that the majority of these changes 
to our park are against the wishes of the 
residents surrounding the area. 

Kevin Cavanagh, Greenwich 
# A spokesman for the Twinkle Park Trust, which 
manages the park, said: "Thank you for your letter 
and we are sorry that you feel the final stage of 
improvements to Charlotte Turner Gardens is 
detracting from it remaining a beautiful park. 
Twinkle ParkTrust agreed the current programme 
of improvements after extensive consultation with 
local residents. We have developed a website to 
ensure we take every opportunity to let people 
know what is happening. 

Our work has included numerous projects and 
cultural events as well as building, repairing and 
maintaining the two parks for the benefit of the 
whole community, including changes requested 
by residents such as the removal of a bench and 
the installation of a toddlers play area in the 
existing family area. 

We have not included gym equipment - as 
residents asked us specifically not to do 
so. We did include the table tennis table, a 
feature that has been added to many parks 
throughout the borough and ones that are 
consistently well used, despite the recent 
period of rain,. 

The current plans also include planting 
of 20 trees, including a small orchard and 
reinstating a line of cherry trees and other 
planting to further enhance the beauty of 
these gardens as well as them being a place 
of leisure." 

Thanks Maty 

GREENWICH Wildlife Advisory Group 
would like to highlight the retirement of 
their chairman, Cllr Mary Mills, on April 
10 . 

Our leading light for more than a decade, 
Mary has steered the group’s vigilance 
in protecting the wildlife in the Royal 
Borough of Greenwich. 

Keeping a watchful eye on planning 
applications and working to ensure that 
wildlife will not be adversely affected, 
Mary has been an inspiration to the 
committees she has served with. Her 
leadership will be greatly missed. 

Bee Twidale and Irene Godfrey 
Greenwich Wildlife Advisory Group 


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April 1 2014 



1 00 years in the open 

Children and staff honour nursery's founders 



HOW THEY WERE: Children 
recreate a scene from 100 years 
ago as they honoured founders 
Rachel and Margaret McMillan 
(inset) 


ENGLAND’S oldest 
open-air nursery, 
the Rachel McMillan 
Nursery School and 
Children’s Centre 
on the Greenwich- 
Deptford borders, 
is celebrating its 
centenary. 

It launched its 
programme of 

celebrations on 

Thursday with an 
activity day of digging 
and planting - the 
nursery in McMillan 
Street has always been PLANTING A FUTURE: Youngsters learn 
keen to provide outdoor through growing seeds 
playing and learning. 

The event also celebrated the school’s 
founders, Margaret and Rachel 
McMillan. 

They established the ‘open air’ nursery 
in 1914 and are widely regarded as 
influencing early years education across 
the world. 

Children, staff and parents honoured 
the sisters by laying a wreath at their 
memorial within the school grounds. 

The event also marked the school’s 
success - it was declared ‘outstanding’ in 
its latest Ofsted inspection. 

The two McMillan sisters also developed 
classrooms built around a central outdoor 
play area to ensure a healthy lifestyle - a 


design that is still in 
use. 

Rachel McMillan died 
in 1917, and her sister 
named the nursery after 
her. 

Headteacher Theresa 
Lane said: “The 

centenary celebrations 
have given us a great 
opportunity to find out 
more about our school’s 
history and about the 
role that the McMillan 
sisters played in 
developing early years 
education. 

“We are very proud of 
our history while at the 
same time being a 21st 
century nursery with very strong links 
with the local community.” 

Cllr Jackie Smith, the borough’s 
cabinet member for children and young 
people, said: “This is an exciting time for 
everyone at Rachel McMillan. 

“It’s fitting that the school is marking 
its centenary with events that focus on 
outdoor learning, and on the environment 
as a source of learning and inspiration 
for children.” 

Other events being planned include 
burying a time capsule, to be opened in 
2114, tree planting, staging an exhibition 
of the school’s history, and giving every 
child a commemorative mug. 


Family service receives award 


THE borough's Family Information and 
Outreach Service (FIOS) has been given a 
prestigious award. 

The Families First quality award was 
presented by Anand Shukla, chief executive 
of the Family and Parenting Trust, last 
Tuesday (March 25) in front of parents and 
their children, at the Mulgrave Children's 
Centre in Rectory Place, Woolwich. 

The service supports about 1 0,000 families 
every year via its helpline and another 3,000 
through its outreach, family support and 
parent partnership services. 


It works with children's centres, reaching 
families that are not accessing services. 

The council has continued to strengthen 
the service in recent years, while some 
other London boroughs have reduced their 
support for families. 

FIOS's work includes telling parents 
about childcare and early learning options, 
supporting parents back into work, helping 
families with children and young people 
with special needs get access to education, 
and supporting young parents who want to 
continue with education and training. 


Jobs scheme helps 60 into work 


From page 1 3 

“I went down to the Old 
Library in Woolwich and met 
people from GLLaB. They 
gave me some interview 
training, and I started a six- 
month paid placement doing 
refuse collections from the 
Birchmere depot. 

“I’ve now been offered a 
full-time contract there. 
Eight jobs were on offer, and 
I got one. I worked so hard 
for it, and I’m over the moon 
about it and so chuffed. It’s 
completely changed our lives 
around.” 

He added: “What I would 
say to other people who 
are on benefits is that I was 
frightened at the thought of 
coming off them because I 
didn’t know what it would be 
like. But I would say to others 
to contact GLLaB, because it 



can change your life as well.” 

Nick is one of the new 
recruits who is helping to 
keep the borough clean 
and green. Some have been 
offered jobs in the council’s 
huge waste recycling facility 
in Thamesmead - called the 
MRF - which sorts refuse 
bottles and cans for 
recycling. It 
is all part of 
a council 
drive to 
improve 
aste 


WORKING 


MAN 


GLLP 


recruit 


Nick 


and recycling services, and 
maintain weekly refuse 
collections at a time when 
other boroughs are cutting 
back and only providing 
fortnightly waste collections. 

Council leader Chris 
Roberts said: “We are 
committed to investing in 
waste services in response to 
residents’ priorities. 

“Our back-to-work 

support schemes play 
a huge and vital role in 
helping local people to 
find work, while at the 
same time supporting 
local businesses who have 
vacancies to fill. I’m proud 
of GLLaB’s achievements in 
recent months, and I am full 
of admiration for the GLLP 
initiative, which is helping 
people who have been most 
affected by changes to the 
benefits system.” 



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April 1 2014 


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HOPING TO BENEFIT: George Herbert, second from right, and other staff members from Nauticalia in Greenwich 


Tall Ships set to 
boost business 

by Dick Townsend-Smith 


THE exciting Tall Ships Festival is 
just six months away, when up to 50 
majestic vessels will be sailing up 
the Thames to moor at Greenwich. 

The event will be the biggest public 
spectacle since the 2012 Olympics, with 
around a million people expected to come 
to the borough. 

Many will be staying, shopping and 
eating locally - providing an unrivalled 
opportunity for local businesses to get 
their tills jingling. 

The business opportunities are 
immense. When Falmouth in Cornwall 
hosted a similar regatta, it generated 
£12 million for the local economy, with 
businesses reporting a 50 per cent rise in 
their takings. 

To help local firms make the most of this 
year’s September 5-9 event, specialists 
from the council’s Business Team have 
been running a series of meetings around 
the borough to brief business people and 
suggest ways they can get involved, and 
maximise their trade 

Ideas include longer opening hours, 
dressing staff in nautical costume, 
special offers, and theming their products 
to appeal to international crews. 

They are also being encouraged to put 
up bunting, flags, banners and posters. 

One event was held on Wednesday 
morning (March 26) at the Devonport 
House hotel in Greenwich. Visitors 
included George Herbert, assistant 
manager of the Nauticalia shop in 
Nelson Road, which specialises in all 
things nautical - from clothing, models to 
collectables and toys. 

He said: “When we heard about the 
regatta coming here, for us it was like a 
gift from the Gods. Just about everything 
we sell has a marine connection. 

“It will be a good business opportunity 
for us, and it was interesting to come here 


and get commercial information about 
it.” 

The regatta will see a festival atmosphere 
in Greenwich. 

There will be a parade by the crews, 
prize-giving for the best and youngest 
sailors, and a free firework display. 

There will also be the chance to go 
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ships will leave together for a spectacular 
parade of sail down river. 

• More events for businesses are planned 
over the coming months .Details will also 
be posted on the Council's website www. 
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Time for a change of habit 



SHOPPERS in Thamesmead are being 
invited for lifestyle interviews to 
encourage them to become more active. 

The Now’s the Time scheme for adults 
will start in Greenwich and Bexley after 
a grant from Sport England’s Community 
Sport Activation fund. 

The project was launched at Morrisons, 
in the town centre, last Thursday (March 
27), telling people about sessions in 
zumba, football, cycling, walkingjogging, 
swimming, boot camp, tennis, fit club, 
gym classes, netball and badminton. 

The Now’s the Time team will be on 
the road throughout March and April. 
The project is a partnership between the 
boroughs of Royal Greenwich and Bexley, 
Trust Thamesmead and Peabody and 
Gallions Housing Association. 

Venues for activities include Sporting 
Club Thamesmead, Thamesmead Gym, 
The Link Thamesmead, Lakeside Medical 
Centre, Thamesmere Leisure Centre and 
The Business Academy Bexley. 

Cllr Peter Kotz, cabinet member for 
cultural and creative industries, said: 


“Taking part in regular physical activity 
has so many benefits for everyone’s 
health and improves our overall feelings 
of well-being. 

“There’s a really varied activity 
programme taking shape, with a strong 
focus on offering lots of informal, fun 
ways for local people to take part. 

“I think this approach will be critical 
in helping people develop a feeling that 
physical activity is something that is 
relevant to them and something for which 
they can find space in their busy lives.” 

• Roadshow dates are: Tuesday April 
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Yarnton Way; Wednesday April 2, 1 0am- 
5pm, Tesco, Battery Road; Thursday April 
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town centre; Friday April 4, lOam-Spm, 

Lidl, 1 Eynsham Drive; Saturday April 5, 
10am-3pm, The Business Academy Bexley, 
Yarnton Way. 

• For more information email ntt@trust- 
thamesmead.co.uk, call 020 8320 4488, or 
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April 1 2014 


Police cadets win second place in national crime awards 


by Dick Townsend-Smith 


ROYAL borough police cadets have 
received a prestigious award for 
their work catching unscrupulous 
shopkeepers who sell knives, 
cigarettes and alcohol to underage 
customers. 

They came second in the National 
Crimebeat Awards, the youth crime 
prevention charity run by the High 
Sheriffs’ Association in England and 
Wales. 

Greenwich’s entry showcased the 
cadets’ long-running partnership with 
council trading standards. They carry out 
monthly test purchases in ‘plain clothes’ 
to see if traders ask for ID to prove they 
are old enough. 

Competition judges said: “The results 
have been really impressive and include 
the closure of rogue off-licences as well as 
a reduction in antisocial behaviour.” 

At 16 cadet Kieren Lee was too young to 
buy the meat cleaver he was sold. Trading 
Standards gave the store a warning about 
selling knives to young people and during 
a follow-up test purchase, the store 
asked to see ID, demonstrating that the 
campaign works. 

Dayna Stapley, now 17 and a sixth- 
former at Crown Woods in Eltham, did 
test purchases for two years while she was 
under 16. She said: “I used to be afraid of 
taking on more responsibility but being 
a cadet has helped me deal with different 
issues. It has made me more confident 
and resourceful.” 

‘PJ’ Thomas, 19, has just been accepted 
to train as a special constable, after 
becoming a cadet at 14. He said: “Being 
in the cadets put me in the right mindset, 
so I went into the sixth form and then 
on to college. I have gained so many 
qualifications with the cadets - I’m an 
emergency first-aider, I’m riot trained and 


I’m a sports leader. My ambition is to go 
into the police.” 

Also hoping to train as a special is 
Matt Jupp, 18, who became a cadet at 14. 
He said: “We followed up tip-offs to the 
police about shops selling cigarettes and 
fireworks to children. One shop got closed 
down as a result. After working as a 
special I hope to join the regular police.” 

Cllr Maureen O’Mara, the royal 


borough’s cabinet member for community 
safety, said: “I congratulate our first- 
class police cadets on their great success 
and the justifiable recognition for the 
excellent work that they do to keep our 
residents, and particularly children and 
young people, safe from harm. 

“Many young people have progressed 
through the ranks of the cadets in recent 
years and through the skills, experiences 


and friendships they have gained, they 
have achieved successful future careers.” 

# Greenwich Volunteer Cadets meet on 
Wednesday evenings at St Paul's Academy, 
Abbey Wood, at 5.30-6.30pm for junior 
cadets aged 10-13, and 7-9.30pm for 13-18 
years. Tuesday evenings is practice night 
for the Drum Corps. For more information 
contact PC Andy Harris on 0782 5042 853. 



MOMENT: Royal 
Borough cadets 
show off their 
certificates 


earn praise 


Fraudster given prison sentence 


A MAN has been jailed for 22 months after 
a royal borough investigation into fraud. 

Larry Kunle Daniels was sentenced 
on March 19 at Woolwich Crown Court, 
having pleaded guilty previously. 

He had been charged with fraudulently 
obtaining a UK passport, which he used 
to obtain a national insurance number, 
council tenancy, £38,000 in student 
finance and job seeker’s allowance. 

Another charge, under the Immigration 
Act 1971, was left to lay on file. 

Daniels was arrested in October 2013 
after an investigation by the council’s 
internal audit and anti-fraud team and 
the Met Police. He was charged and held 
in custody after running out of the back 
door of a rented property in Gravesend. 

He had been granted royal borough 
tenancy for a property in Abbey Wood in 


October 2011 after submitting a housing 
application in August 2010 as a single 
male with no dependants. 

The application was supported by a UK 
Passport issued in April 2007 in his name, 
claiming he was born in Greenwich in 
1974, a claim which proved to be false. 

HM Passport Office was informed. It 
was further established Daniels lived in 
Gravesend, not Greenwich, and had been 
trying to gain immigration status under 
the name Mr Idowu, born 1971, for him and 
his family from a Gravesend address. 

His partner was found to be sub-letting 
her own Royal Greenwich tenancy, 
which she immediately terminated after 
being confronted. The council is also in 
the process of recovering the property 
obtained in the identity of Daniels 
through the civil court. 


Man jailed for attempted kidnap 


A MAN has been sentenced 
to two years in prison after 
he attempted to kidnap his 
former partner. 

Marcus Wellington, 36, 
from Nightingale Road, 
North West London, was 
sentenced on March 21 
after a trial at Southwark 
Crown Court. 

The court heard that 
Wellington tracked his 
former partner, a 35-year- 
old woman, to Woolwich. 

Having suffered domestic 
abuse for several years, she 
had left him in January 
2013, cutting all contact. 

On 8 July 2013, the court 
heard, the victim was 


travelling on a bus toward 
Woolwich town centre 
when she received a call 
from Wellington. 

He was sitting in a car 
next to the bus and was 
looking at her. He told her 
to get off and meet him. 

Fearing what he might 
do, the victim agreed and 
sat in his car with the door 
open. When he became 
aggressive and tried to 
lock her in, she ran away, 
but Wellington chased her 
and tried to grab her. Two 
members of the public 
helped the victim escape. 

Wellington continued 
to pursue her, harass and 


intimidate the victim by 
contacting her by phone 
- having installed an App 
on hers to track her - 
threatening to kill her. 

Detectives managed to 
spot Wellington’s car in 
Nithdale Road, Plumstead, 
which was seized for 
forensic purposes. Officers 
found multiple sim cards, 
hand written notes with 
directions from North 
London to Woolwich, an 
image of the victim and a 
homemade firearm. 

An officer on patrol 
spotted Wellington in Long 
Walk, Plumstead, on July 
10 when he was arrested. 


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interested m finding out more about fostering, 

At the events you will meet foster carers and social workers 
who are involved in fostering for the Royal Borough of 
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Date and time: 




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April 1 2014 


A Taste of Health 


gpcenw^ h 


FREE Five-week Community Cookery Clubs 

A 


Learn how to cook affordable, quick, healthy 
and delirious moal* 1 


Everyone welcome! 

From complete beginner* to experienced cooks. 

We have clubs in several locations: 
Charlton • Greenwich • Thamesmead 
Woolwich • Plumstead • Eltham 

For more Information visit; 

www.gr eenwichhealthylrving.nhs.uk or call 

0800 587 5833 



ROYAL 

GREENWICH 


ROYAL BOROUGH Of GREENWICH - COUNCILLORS 1 
ALLOWANCES 2014/1* 

Under the proudmi required in Tht Local Auehonttti |M«tib«n' AJIowircti) 
(England! Rcguaoons 2003. the Counol has determined with effect from 26 May 
20 M lor the Muricpol Year 20 1 4*15. that the alowances payable under the Members 
AJlomrcn Sihrn* should be teoje «i br the wmlh coneecu twe y * jr And rrmnn At 
the same amount as those for the previous year. The Scheme also provides for the 
payment of traveling sUbsetence and dependents’ carers' allowances where out of 
pock** wpmm are exerted in tarrying out official duties- In meAjng (he Scheme, the 
Royal Baroqgh compiled with ts duty artsing under RegUatson 19 to have regard to 
the recommendations of an independent remuneration panel established by London 
Council 



Royal Borough of 
Greenwich Scheme 



B#v« Alkrwanc* payable to Nl Councillors 

10.210 

Special Responsibility Allowances; 


Leader of the Counci 

51458 

Dcpjty Leader 

33.514 

Cab ret Member (x 8) 

21119 

Cher of Scrutiny & Orar vew 

21119 

Cher of the Planning fioard 

18,178 

Leader cf Opposition {Urgett Mmonry Party) 

IS. 176 

Char of Hghways 

9,849 

Char - Pension Find Investment and Admirmtraton 
Panel 

9.849 

ButtVakje Review Team Chairs (x 3) 

1,522 

Scrutry Panel Ouirt (x A) 

9,849 

Leader cf second largest Mnorlty Party 

5.823 

CNefWhp olthe Council 

5,823 

Ucemrjg Sob- Committee Char 

1.522 

Mayor 

9,849 

Deputy Mayor 

1.522 

Minority Party Allocation (each party comprising 4 or 
more Members) 

5.823 

Independent Person to Advise the Stand ends 

Committee 

1,538 

Independent Chur of the Standards Committee 

1,538 

Independent Member of the Standards Comm (tee (x 2) 

782 


Copies orf the Council's Scheme for Members’ Allowances, arvd details of the allowances 
paid to individual Councilors dUnrg the financial year 20 13/14 may be inspected at the 
Gaum it dficm m Wnohnch Town Hal, V*VII ngtan Sn«n, SE 1 8 &PW 


Mary Nay 
Chef Executive 
Date: 28 March 2014 


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BALL. FRIDAY 2JRD MAT 2014 TO 
INCLUDE THE SALE OF ALCOHOL AND 
PROVISION OF LIVE AND RECORDED 
AMPLIFIED MUSIC INCLUDING CABARET 
BETWEEN TNF HOURS OF 
IB. 00 TO 02 00 



Free Employment Information, 
Advice and Guidance sessions for 
Third Country Nationals held weekly 
at the following locations 


Woolwich Common 
Community Centre 
1€> Leslie Smith Square 
Woolwich. SCI 6 40 W 


Arnott Community Centro 
3 Amott Close 
off Titrnus* Avenue 
Thamesmead, Se2B BBG 


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ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT ACT 1 972, SECTION 123 
PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF OPEN SPACE 

Land adjoining Charlton House SE7 8RE 

Notice is hereby given that the Royal Borough of Greenwich intends 
to dispose of land, on a leasehold basis, some of which is open space, 
mainly lawn and gardens, comprising approximately 43.830 square 
metres adjoining Charlton House. Charlton, SE7 8RE. 

The land is to be included within the demise of a lease to be granted to 
The Royal Borough of Greenwich Heritage Trust. 

A plan show ng the land affected by the proposal may be inspected during 
normal office hours at rhe Directorate of Regeneration. Enterprise and 
Skills, 5ch Floor WoohMch Centre. Wellington Street. Woolwich, SEI8 
6HQ A copy of the plan is also available by e-maiL Please contact 
gary lisney@royalgreenwich.gov.uk. 

Any objection to the m tended disposal must be made in writing and 
should be sent to Russell Power, Head of Law and Governance, 4th 
Floor Woolwich Centre 35 Wellington Street Woolwich. SEI8 6HQ 
before 5.30pm on Tuesday 22nd April 2014 

Dated the I st April 20 1 4. 

Ralph Million 

Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise and Skills ^ 

Woolwich Centre 35 Wellington Street ROYA L 

Woolwich, SE 1 8 6HQ GREENWICH 



April 1 2014 


Rectory Place. 

Woolwich. 

$£18 SOL 
Tet 020 8319 921 1 

Muterave 

Early Years and Children's Centre 

Easter Holiday Event 

7th April 2014 until 1 1th April 2014 


14th April 2014 until 1 7th April 2014 



CHARLTON MANOR PRIMARY SCHOOL 

INDUS ROAD, CHARLTON. LONDON SE7 7EF 
TEL : 020 8856 6S25 


Teaching Assistant 

27.5 hours per week TTO + INSET days (39 weeks) 

£1 1,140 • £1 1,956 per annum (actual salary) 
Temporary for I Year Required ASAP 

Wt are a seeking to appoint a lea chng Assistant vwh experience at Early Years or KSI to 
support children with Autism and complex needs The applicant wd be expected to lead 
Social Ccnrimun < *<>on Groups and m#p b* required to deal with chaUngrg bthawour 
and assist with personal care. 

ExperwtK* of Early Ywr% or KSI and NVQ2 (ok «KjnrvxWn*) in chikkamtVdiK alien arx 
ossonclal. NVQJ (or equivalent) In diAdcarWeducaton Is desirable. 

Tbit portion it tvfcjact to a *declo«jr9~ check undor the Tt*hjdbdifcU*on of Offenders Act 
1 974“. This school * corrrrxciod to safeguarding and promoting the wufare of chddran, 
young pccpic and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this 
conmityntex. 

Pease contact Mrs Beryl Johns. School Business Manager, 
e-rmil b>ohn9<S<harltonmar>orgreew*ch sch ulc or send a stamped (large letter stamp) 
uJI-idi’cuvdAi Krrwlopv with a covering letter for an application fo^m. 
(Unfomrutdy we cannot ta of rate online applications I 

Visits welcome 

Cloning date for applications: 

Friday 2nd Hay 2014 


ROYAL ninmkv 

GREENWICH 


The Skills \ 

Springboard 



Free short qualification courses starting this Spring at Greenwich Community College, 
designed to launch your career in a range of skills: 

• Carpentry • Hospitality and Catering 

• Childcare • Motor Vehicle Maintenance 

• Community Development • Paediatric First Aid 

• Electrical Engineering • Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools 



All courses lead to Greenwich Community College qualification courses starting from September 2014. 

Greenwich Community College; well give you the skills you need to get a job! 


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For full course details and how to apply, please call 
020 8858 2211 or visit www.gcc.ac.uk 







April 1 2014 




Full marks 
from Ofsted 

Primary school wins honour of 
'outstanding' on all counts 




SHAKESPEARE ALIVE: secondary school pupils enjoy a 
performance of The Merchant of Venice at Globe theatre 


The ticket to 

understanding 

Shakespeare 

ALMOST 800 pupils from eight Greenwich 
secondary schools got free tickets to 
Shakespeare's Globe to see a special 
production of The Merchant of Venice. 

The contemporary production created for 
young people was commissioned by Globe 
Education as part of its annual project Playing 
Shakespeare. 

The project ran in partnership with Deutsche 
Bank, provides thousands of free tickets 
to London secondary school students. This 
year over 1 6,000 free tickets were given out 
for a production especially designed for 1 1 
to 1 6 year olds and retaining Shakespeare's 
original language, to support their studies of 
Shakespeare in school. 

Seven hundred and eighty seven Greenwich 
pupils enjoyed the production up at the Globe 
on Bankside including students from Woolwich 
Polytechnic, St Thomas More, St Ursula's, St 
Paul's Academy, Royal Greenwich University 
Technical College, Plumstead Manor, Charlton 
Park Academy and Greenwich Free School. 


by Dick Townsend-Smith 


BANNOCKBURN Primary School in 
Plumstead High Street has scored 
full marks after inspectors from 
Ofsted paid a visit. 

They rated it as ‘outstanding’ for its 
quality of teaching, the achievement, 
behaviour and safety of its 660 pupils, and 
for how it is led and managed. 

The inspectors said Bannockburn 
was a school where teachers had high 
expectations and were highly skilled. 
They said: “Pupils’ behaviour is 
exemplary. They make rapid progress, 
their achievement is outstanding and 
their parents are actively involved in 
their education. The high expectations 
of the headteacher, senior leaders and 
governors pervade every aspect of the life 
of this highly inclusive school.” 

Their report said: “Disabled pupils and 
those with special educational needs 
make exceptional progress because of 
the tailored provision in place. Pupils’ 
spiritual, moral, social and cultural 
development is excellent. Art and music 
make particularly strong contributions to 
pupils’ creative enrichment. 

“Governors have an excellent 
understanding of the school and are 
effective in supporting its ongoing 
expansion. They are skilled in challenging 
school leaders in all aspects of the school’s 
performance.” 

Inspectors sat in on 29 lessons, listened to 
pupils read, looked at their exercise books, 
and talked to them about their work. They 
also took account of 25 responses from 
parents and carers to a questionnaire, and 
51 responses from staff. 

Interim headteacher Shirley Moore said: 
“This Ofsted rating is a tribute to the 
hard work of everyone at the school - the 
children, parents, governors and all the 
staff. I am very proud of the children and 


the contribution they make to the success 
of the school, and am so glad that this has 
been recognised.” 

Cllr Jackie Smith, the royal borough’s 
cabinet member for children’s services, 


said: “This is a brilliant report and very 
well deserved. The staff, governors 
and children at Bannockburn should 
all be congratulated for this excellent 
achievement.” 


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DURING THE FOLLOWING HOURS 
04 00 . 23 30. MONDAY 10 SAIURDAY 
06 00 - 23.00 SUNDAY 
ALSO TO VARY THE LAYOUT AS 
PER PLANS SUBMITTED WITH IHE 
APPLXATION 


Pedal to the medals 



WHERE THERE'S A WHEEL: Brooklands pupils get on their bikes and scooters to join the 
top performing schools in the Big Pedal competition 


BROOKLANDS primary school 
has won national recognition 
for its pedal power! 

The Blackheath school 
took part in the Big Pedal 
Competition, a national inter- 
school cycling and scooting 
competition that encourages 
children, teachers and 
parents to choose two wheels 
for their school journeys. 

This year's competition 
from March 3-14 saw children 
scooting and cycling each 
day earning points towards 
the school's standing against 
other across the country. 

The Brooklands pupils 
came 1 st of all the Greenwich 
schools, 2nd across all the 
schools in London and 10th 
out of over 840 schools 
nationwide! 

Other local schools who 
took part included Haimo 
Primary, St Mary Magdalene 
and St Thomas More RC. 

Over the course of the 
event there were Bikers and 
Scooters Breakfasts, stickers 
and balloons, and free tea 
and coffee for adult cyclists 
to help and encourage 
everyone involved. 

Nick Osborne, executive 
headteacher at Brooklands 
said: "It was a fantastic result. 
We had approximately 75 
per cent of our school cycling 
or scooting every day. The 
whole school community 
got involved - teachers. 


parents, grandparents and 
carers were cycling to school 
to support the children. On 
the final day, 86 per cent of 
Brooklands children cycled 
or scooted to school and 
brought 1 1 7 supporters with 
them. Well done to everyone 
involved." 

Devan from Year 3 said: 

"I cycled to school every 
day with my Mum and my 
brother. I really wanted to 
help win the Big Pedal. My 
favourite activity during the 


two weeks was cycling on the 
smoothie maker to make my 
breakfast." 

And Jago from Year 6 said 
"We got very competitive. 

It was the most active and 
rewarding race we'd ever 
entered. Not one person 
didn't want to cycle or scoot." 

Michael from Year 5 
added: "During the Big 
Pedal attendance at school 
improved for two weeks 
lots of classes tied for the 
attendance certificates." 






April 1 2014 


0J ED 




Charlton Athletic Community Trust 
is loo tong for volunteers co take oa<t 
in the Greenwich Healthy Walks 
p'Otf am me to plan, lead and monrtor 
short walks m Green wlrh are* 

¥ou will report to the Healthy Walks 
Coordinate* Wkj will support you 
with training and planning walks The 
volunteenng opportunity wi! be butft 
around you and can be as little a* 1 
hour a week or whatever time you 
would like to spare. 

Free training will be ©uen ard the 
Oppcrt unity to ©tin tmmferaHe work 
stills,, a •our.tecr work record and 
references. 


For more details, please contact: 


Ollle Goading 

Healthy Walts Coordvtator 
OtQWn 567) 
ollia.goldingClcwct.org. uk 


ROYAL 

GREENWICH 


WINNERS' SHIELD: The victorious Plumstead Manor team of Savannah Hall, Emily Hudson, Rosie Wright and Louise 
Lilburn, below, fellow pupils Sumaya Abdulkadir, Joanna Munonye, Constantina Stratidaki and Kirana Susilo work on 
their answers 


Plumstead Manor pupils win 
inter school literary challenge 



SEVEN secondary schools showed off 
their knowledge of the world of books 
when their teams fought it out in the 
borough’s annual schools’ literary quiz. 

The tournament was held at the Shooters 
Hill Campus in Red Lion Lane, where sixth 
form students helped by giving out the 
questions and marking the answers. 

Each school fielded two teams of four in 
the tournament, which was organised by the 
borough’s secondary school libraries. The 
winners were a team 
from Plumstead 
Manor, made up of 
Savannah Hall, 

Emily Hudson, 

Rosie Wright 
and Louise 
Lilburn. 

Second place 
went to a 
Blackheath 
Bluecoats 
team, with a 


Thomas Tallis team taking third. 

The quiz is for Key stage 3 and 4 pupils, 
who were asked about books that had been 
made into films, different authors, and 
classic literature. Special guest this year 
was children’s author James Dawson who 
wrote the teen thrillers Hollow Pike and 
Cruel Summer. He talked about his work, 
answered questions, and signed copies. 

Cllr Jackie Smith, the royal borough’s 
cabinet member for children’s services, 
said: “The council has tagged 2014 as the 
and launched a campaign 
to encourage 
students and 
children to read 
more. School 
libraries and 
events such 
as this play an 
important part 
in getting young 
people fired up 
and excited by 
literature.” 


Post office closed for facelift 


THE Lee Green Post Office in 
Lee Road, will be closed from 
5.30pm on Thursday April 24 
for refurbishment. 

The new branch is set to 
open at 1 pm on Tuesday May 
6. The new post office will 
have a modern open plan 


layout and longer opening 
hours. The change is part 
of a three-year investment 
and support programme 
which will see 6,000 post 
offices converted into the 
new style branches. During 
the renovation customers 


are asked to use branches 
in Blackheath Village, 
Blackheath Grove, and in 
Sibthorpe Road, Eltham. 
More information at www. 
postoffice.co.u k/bra nch- 
finder or call their customer 
helpline: 08457 22 33 44. 


Allocations Administrator 

ROADS Hours: 36 per meek 

CARE Salary. £ 19.020 per annum (Inc. OLW) 

9mm utw 4 prneon contribution 

Oo you have the tkjlk to driver efficient end to end business proc*i*t* to our oper art oral 
requirement*? if to tNn h x* no father then Crott roach Care South East London 

We are a registered chan tv with 25 year* exponen ce defuerlng drwerse sendees to carers 
of children, young people, adUts and older people across the London boroughs of Bc*le y, 
LfMsham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich through community based support staff, 
operatr* within the famiy home or on outsde activities 

The successful candidate wil need to have a recognised qualification in business 
admmrtfr acton and/or customer care, heve excellent IT ykilK, possess strong interpersonal 
vkilk and demonstrate planning and organisation** capability. 

Reporting to Care Management Team your prim. pal role wll be first pom of contact with 
stakeholders, vou **ll also be responsible tiy the allocation of work to front ine staff 
across ocr operating boroughs which irvwoNes the restoring and distribution of rotas to 
dents and staff 


Corversant with Data Protect orvlrfomarton sharing pnncipes you will martian and 
update inform ation data we hold on staff /st beholders enaunrg complance at all times. 

The post holder w II need So work in an innovative and creative way and have the abifcy to 
cope wtb muftfcte demands within a busy cflke environment. 

The post holder must aho have an awareness of sensicvfty to the needs of Carers and the 
person they care for. 

for an informal dacuuron pImw contact Darren Tobin, Oiiaf Enecutwe, during normal 
office hours. Pleas* note CVs will not be accepted as an apptcatlo*. For an application 
pack please cdt 

Tel: 01322 3 3b 086 or emad info gs ccsel.org 
Closing Date: Wednesday 23** Apr* 2014 Interviews: Monday 19 * April 2014 

The post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure Barirg Service and two suitable 
reference* 

We wM/e ftivenAy m our workfare? and encourage oppivoriom from off %ectonofthe 

co m munity 

Restored Charity No: 10 763 75 




April 1 2014 


IBS] 


A feast of Easte 



Activities for X 
ail abilities > 

ibilitieswelcom^and there are^^ 

ie of crafts, c y The event, 

SskSss- 

5 om on Thursday April A 


Craft workshops 



CRAFTY ARTIES: all ages enjoy a Global Fusion craft workshop 
CHARLTON House and Global Fusion Music & Arts have 
teamed up to host free Easter workshops for children. 
Running on Saturday, April 19 from 2-5pm, they'll 
include egg painting and egg races, Easter bonnet 
and mask-making, face painting, Easter cartoons, 
with an Easter Egg hunt to finish up the afternoon. 

At 7.30pm there's a screening of Easter Parade in the 
Grand Saloon. £3 donation. This is hoped to be the 
first in a regular film night at Charlton House. 

• For information phone: 020 8858 9497. 


GT gives a taste of Easter holiday happenings 


All aboard the 
Cutty Sark 

EASTER eggs are secretly stowed 
aboard the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, and 
children are challenged to go and look for 
them. 

Join the crew for an epic Easter egg hunt 
around the ship for a chance to win a 
prize. They are being held throughout the 
day from Friday April 18 to Monday April 
21. The hunts are suitable for all ages. 

Children can also make weather 
mobiles to take home on Tuesday April 8 
and Wednesday April 9 from 11.30am to 
1.30pm, and again from 2pm to 4pm. 

On Tuesday April 15 and Wednesday 
April 16, children can make a paper 
windmill or kite to swirl and whirl in the 
breeze in a ‘Whirlwinds’ event. The times 
are 11.30am to 1.30pm, and again from 
2pm to 4pm. 

All the children’s activities aboard 
the Cutty Sark are free, after paying 
admission charges to the ship. 

• Visit www.rmg.co.uk/cuttysark 

Mapping out 
the Maritime 
Museum 

THERE is a full programme of events for 
children and family visitors to the historic 
Greenwich National Maritime Museum 
during the Easter holidays between 
Monday April 7 to Monday April 21. 

Children can go and explore the amazing 
miniature world of maps and sea charts, 
or have a play on the giant Great Map 
at the heart of the museum. Activities 
include drop-in workshops to mark the 
journey to the museum on a giant map, 
and making an alternative 3D map 
inspired by pirate maps and sea monster 
charts in the collection. There is also the 
chance to become an explorer and make 
an animation of your journey around the 
world, and meet King Neptune, ruler of 
the waves, and hear his incredible stories 
about how far sailors went to try to win 
his favour for a safe voyage across the sea. 

• For a full list go to www.rmg.co.uk/whats- 
on/whats-on-guide and see pages 9 to 20. 

Fun at the 
Firepower 

A fun-packed programme for children 
is running from Tuesday to Saturday 
on both weeks of the Easter holidays at 
the Firepower museum on the Woolwich 




SLEEK AND ELEGANT: visitors can get a glimpse of the 

42-metre long gaff-topsail schooner next week 

Arsenal. After being given camouflage 
face paint, children can go on the twice- 
daily tour called ‘Bravery in the Field’ 
to find out about heroes from the Royal 
Artillery There is also the chance to fire 
a 25 pound gun, use the Camo Zone for 
airguns and do a bungee run. Soldiers 
will give them a military drilling, and the 
young heroes can make a medal of their 
own. 

If you have visited before don’t forget 
to bring your Junior Gunners ID Card. 
The more you visit the better the perks 
get. From free gun firing, goody bags all 
the way up to being taken inside a tank 
(where nobody else is allowed) by the 
museum curator. New visitors - Grab 
your ID card and start earning special 
Gunner privileges. The activity pack is 
just £4.50 plus admission per child. 

This means that a typical family 
of two adults and two children pay 
just £21.50 for all the fun and see the 
museum including the Field of Fire and 
Building 41 tours. To get the most out 
of your day, arrive for the 11am start 
of activities, leaving the afternoon to 
explore the museum. Activities run 
11am to 1pm and again from 2pm to 
4pm. 



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Tall ships taster days 


R esidents who are quick off the mark can 
enjoy the festival atmosphere of a tall 
ships regatta over the Easter holidays. 

The Falmouth to Royal Greenwich Tall Ships 
Regatta is set to run from September 5-9 but 
there's a chance to get a taste of the event next 
week - and a sneak preview of one of the tall 
ships taking part. 

Locals can book a free visit on board the 
Tolkien when regatta organisers mark 1 50 days 
to the summer maritime event. 

The luxurious 42-metre schooner will be 
moored in the Woolwich Arsenal for the official 
countdown to the regatta, and it's open to the 
public for two days on Wednesday April 9 and 
Thursday April 10. 

At 1 0am on both days Local people can get 
tickets from 1 0am on both days at the Royal 




Greenwich Heritage Centre on a first come first 
served basis. 

Tickets will be issued for a visit later that day 
and people can choose one of seven visiting 
slots that will run for up to 45 minutes from 
1 1 .45am to 5pm. On shore there'll be nautical- 
themed entertainment to greet visitors on the 
Wednesday. 

The 1960s-constructed vessel built in East 
Germany now features two masts, wood 
panelled interiors a cosy salon and piano 
bar making it ideal for hosting parties and 
gatherings in style and comfort. 

Up to 50 majestic tall ships will sail into Royal 
Greenwich after a race from Falmouth starting 
on August 28. They'll be moored along the 
Greenwich waterfront for a five-day regatta 
festival. The event, which will be the biggest 
tall ships regatta London has seen for 25 years, 
has being organised by the 
royal borough and Sail 
Training International to 
celebrate the borough's 
maritime history and 
boost tourism. 

• More details about 
the event at www. 
royalgreenwich.gov. 
uk/tallships 




Meet the stars at Charlton 
training - with GT discount 



SIGN HERE PLEASE: Youngsters have the chance to gain autographs from players on football courses 


CHARLTON Athletic Community Trust is 
offering a special 10 per cent discount to 
Greenwich Time readers for their Easter 
football courses. 

From Monday April 7 to Thursday 17 the 
trust has a number of different courses 
running throughout the boroughs of 
Greenwich, Bromley, Bexley and Kent. The 
sessions are available for boys and girls 
aged between 5 and 1 5 years. 

Prices start from as little as £22.50 for a 
five-day course. 

If you are unable to complete a full week 
course, the Trust offers flexible alternatives, 
such as one day and two day courses. 


Children will need a packed lunch, drinks 
and to be dressed ready for football. All 
of the trust's staff are minimum FA Level 
2 qualified, trained in emergency aid and 
hold an advanced CRB check. 

Youngsters also have the chance to meet 
some of the Charlton stars with signing 
sessions from first team players. 

Each attendee will receive an Addicks gift 
at the end of the course. 

• Visit www.cact.org.uk to book a 
course and enter code'GTCharlton' at 
the checkout to claim your 1 0 per cent 
discount. 



Wet 'n' wild water fun at 
leisure centres 


ATHLETICS taster sessions for five to 1 1 -year- 
olds are part of Easter holiday activities at 
borough sports centres. 

They will take place at the Waterfront leisure 
centre, Woolwich (020 83 1 7 501 0), on Monday, 
April 7 from 1-2pm. 

The leisure pool will be open for fun swim 
sessions from 9am-1pm and 2-7pm and a 
holiday play scheme runs from 8am-6pm. 

The Arches, Greenwich (020 8317 5020) is 
running: Activity fitness (11-15 years), April 
14,15, 17, 18, 21. 4-5.30pm; Toddlers World, 
(under 5s), April 14-18 and 20, various times 
(90 minutes); Tots Water World, April 14 and 
21, 9.30am-1 1.30am (under 5s); Wet and 
Wild Swim Sessions: Mon-Fri from April 14, 
2-3.30pm, April 1 9-20 1 .30-3pm; 3.30-5pm. 

Charlton Lido's main pool will be open from 


7am-6pm weekdays and 9am-5pm weekends. 
They run a junior gym 4-6pm weekdays, 
1-3pm weekends. 

Coldharbour (020 8851 8692) will be running 
junior gym sessions from 2-4pm Mon-Thur 
April 14-18. 

Thamesmere leisure centre (020 831 1 1119) 
n has its pool is open 7am-10pm Mon-Thur 
April 14-17, 9am-4pm Fri April 18 8am-4pm 
on the Saturday and Sunday. 

Sessions include: April 14-18, Swimfit noon- 
2pm, funsplash 2-3pm and 4-5pm. Saturday 
swim fit 8-1 0am; general swim 10-2pm; 
funsplash 2-3pm; Sunday 8-1 0am Swimfit, 
10am-2pm general swim, 2-3pm funsplash, 
3-4pm general swim. 

• For full details and to enquire about 
activities, ring the relevant numbers. 








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Reminiscences 
of the Great War 


MILITARY historian John Wingham teams 
up with young actors from the Bob Hope 
Theatre for the latest presentation in the 
Eltham Entertains programme. 

WW1 Poets - Voices from the Front looks at 
Front line poetry highlighting the interaction 
between the arts and warfare. The talk takes 
place next Wednesday on April 9 starting at 
7pm at the Eltham Centre. 

The evening has been organised by Eltham 
Arts, set up to promote the works of local 
people involved in theatre, art, dance, poetry 
and the creative arts. The project involves 
free monthly arts events on the second 
Wednesday of the month. 

Further information at 
www.elthamarts.org 
The Voices from the Front evening is also 
one of several organised to commemorate 
the centenary of the start of the Great War. 

Earlier in the day next Wednesday local 
people are also invited to a Children of the 
Great War open day at the Greenwich and 
Bexley Community Hospice. They are asked 
to bring along photographs, objects and 
information about the period which will 
be recorded by interviewers and digital 
archivists. The open day is part of history 
project run by Age Exchange, the local 
reminiscence project and Oxford University. 

It runs from 1 1 am to 4pm at the hospice on 
Bostall Heath. 

Further information at www.age- 
exchange.org.uk 

Young people 
take the lead 

INSPIRED by Greenwich Dance's trademark 
cabarets, a group of young people have 
designed a night of entertainment for 
other young people. With support from 
the Greenwich Dance &Trinity Laban 
Partnership, they're presenting Divercity at 
the Borough Hall on April 5. 

It's a 'pick and mix' of dance, music, circus 
and comedy designed for audiences aged 
1 3 and above - all organised by a steering 
group of five 18-25 year olds. Steering 
group members Jenny Arrowsmith (1 4), 
Xavier Bailey (1 5), Joshua Dickinson (1 5), Zoe 
Moody (20) and Jannick Moth (22) have been 
responsible for everything from naming the 
event and designing the flyers to choosing 
the layout of the space and selecting the 
artists to perform. 

Divercity is at Greenwich Dance on 
Saturday April 5 at 6.30pm, tickets 
£7.50/£5 cone. Book on 020 8293 9741 or 
visit greenwichdance.org.uk 


A LOCAL historian is 
. II about to have her second 

i book published detailing 
how one of the borough’s 
towns has changed over the 
last 100 years. 

Kristina Bedford, who specialises in 
mediaeval research for her own company 
Ancestral Deeds, which helps people 
with family research, saw an advert by 
Amberley Publishing wanting people to 
write histories about towns and villages 
in Greater London and Kent. 

She was then commissioned to write 
about Eltham and Woolwich, in a book 
which came out at the end of February. 

It’s called Woolwich Through Time 
and, like the others in the local history 
series, which has sold 400,000 copies, it 
uses dozens of photographs to show how 
buildings and places looked a century 
ago, compared to now. 

“Photography is my main hobby, so I 
felt I could do areas of Greenwich which 
I know and love,” said Kristina, who was 
born in Canada but who has lived in 
Charlton for 20 years. 

“I was so busy with it, it was difficult to 
keep my own business going,” she said. 
“But it was rewarding, because when 
you go through the history, Eltham, 
Woolwich, Shooters Hill, Plumstead and 
Woolwich were extremely linked, even 
then.” 

In the books, a brief history of the 
location is traced to the Domesday Book, 
how places got their names and how 
boundaries have changed. 

For example, Eltham, on the Roman 
road to Dover from London, was 
historically in Kent and became part of 
the borough of Greenwich in 1965. The 
Domesday Book registers it as Alteham’, 
combining the Anglo-Saxon words Aid’ 
- old or ancient - and ‘Ham’, meaning 
home, abode or estate. 

“I was lucky people would talk in the 
street,” she said of the many traders and 
enthusiasts with whom she bartered 
for old photographs and images, to 
duplicate them for publication, before 
she and husband Ken took photographs 
of the same place in the modern day. 

In the case of Woolwich Dockyard, 
which has since been disassembled, she 
relied on etchings from newspapers. 

“Some buildings don’t exist any more, 


To enter a listing email 
greenwichtime@outlook.com 
or call 020 8921 5916 

GREENWICH THEATRE 

April 1-5 - Momo, by Michael Ende - A little 
girl's world is turned upside down when the 
Men in Grey start stealing her friends. For 
children over seven. 7.30pm, Weds matinee 
1 pm, Sat 2.30pm. £1 6, cones £1 3.50. 

Box office: 020 8858 7755, visit www. 
greenwichtheatre.org.uk 


ST ALFEGE'S CHURCH 

Recitals/concerts 
April 3 - 1.05pm: Trinity Laban 
Conservatoire, April 5 - 7.30pm: The Ionian 
Singers, Tickets: £1 5, (£1 2. £8 students) 
April 6 - 7.30pm, Thomas Tallis Society 
Choir, Tickets: £1 2, £1 0, April 10-1 .05pm: 
Trinity Laban Conservatoire, Until April 20, 
1 1 am-4pm: an exhibition of St Alfege, who 
was martyred in 1012. 


THE 02 

Sundance Film and Music Festival 2014, April 
25-27, independent film screenings alongside 
live music, panel discussions and special 
events. Tickets from £25, 
www.sundance-london.com 


FAN MUSEUM 

April 7, 7.30pm - Admiral Parker of 1 2 Crooms 
Hill, illustrated talk. Tickets £1 0 in advance. 
Info and bookings on 020 8305 1 441 





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THE seventh Greenwich Children's Theatre 
Festival is starting this week and will feature a 
host of opportunities for children and families 
to get involved. 

The multi-venue festival is the brainchild 
of Greenwich Theatre artistic and executive 
director James Haddrell. 

"When I took over seven years ago we had 
the annual panto but very little else for the 
family through the year" said James. 

"I was convinced that was a big mistake 
and that family audiences were incredibly 
important to us. You have to engage with 
people throughout the year if you want a 
relationship with them, so we launched the 
Greenwich Children's Theatre Festival. 

"In the first year presented 1 0 shows in two 
venues, here at Greenwich Theatre and at the 
Tramshed in Woolwich. 

"Since then it has grown year on year and 
we are now presenting something like 70 
performances at five venues. It's run over three 
weeks and has become one of the biggest 
children's festivals in the country." 

This year's kicks off today (April 1 ) with 
Momo, a co-production with Filament Theatre, 
based on the book by Michael Ende, who wrote 
The Neverending Story. 

Other high points are Dinosaur Zoo, which 
has been transferred to Greenwich from the 
West End, and the Big Workshop Day which 
will be run by Greenwich and Lewisham Young 
People's Theatre on SHOWTIME: 


Saturday, April 13 

"The real focus of the 
festival is on the Easter 
holidays," said James. "The 
Big Workshop Day 
is free and full of 
fantastic activities 
for children aged 
two to 1 9." 

• Call 020 8858 
7755 or visit www. 
greenwichtheatre. 
org.uk 


Actors from 
Greenwich 
Theatre 


IAN LAMONT talks to local historian Kristina 
Bedford who has just published a new book 
looking at Woolwich through Time 


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so we’ve had to take pictures of what has 
replaced them,” Kristina said. 

“It’s not an academic study. It’s a coffee 
table book, not a full volumed entire 
history.” 

Kristina scoured sources such as the 
Victorian County Histories and passages 
from the Domesday details held at Kew, 
but also had to make judgments about 
what was accurate from a variety of 
internet sources and parish records 


HISTORIC TOWN SQUARE: two views of Beresford 
Square market, which dates back to the 1600s, 
right the front cover of Kristina's book 


which sometimes seemed to conflict. 

The book, priced £14.99, is available 
through WHSmith, Waterstones, 
Amazon and the publisher’s website 
www.amberley-books.com. It will also be 
available in borough libraries. 


Kristina Bedford will be giving a talk 
about her book at Woolwich library on 
Wednesday April 9 at l-3pm. 


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children's 
theatre fest 


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CLOCKHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE 

Woolwich singers choir rehearsals. A community 
choir meeting on Wednesdays from 6.30-8pm, 
with the aim of singing together, meeting new 
people and having fun. No audition to join. £2 a 
session. 


ST MARK'S HALL, PLUMSTEAD. 

Plumstead Table Top Market - Sat April 5, 

1 1am-3pm. Arts, crafts, voluntary groups. 
Art Plumstead host watercolour workshops, 
www.plumsteadcommunitymarket. 
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GREENWICH LIBRARIES 

Eltham Centre Library - Thurs, April 3, 2-3.30pm 
- meet author Megan Hopkinson who talks on 
how the East End has changed over 1 00 years. 


BOB HOPE THEATRE 

Wythfield Road, Eltham, April 9-1 2 - Oliver! 
7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm. Tickets from £11. 
April 22-26 - Sweeney Todd, 7.45pm Mat 


BLACKHEATH HALLS 

Lunchtime recitals - April 1 4, 1 .1 Opm, Matthew 
Schellhorn on piano. Free, with retiring 
collection for the benefit of Blackheath Halls, 
visit www.blackheathhalls.com 


GREENWICH & BEXLEY COMMUNITY HOSPICE 

Children of the Great war open day in association 
with Age Exchange, Wed April 9, 1 1 am-4pm, 1 85 
Bostall Hill, Abbey Wood. Telephone: 020 8320 
5812. 


Eltham Entertains - Weds April 9, 7-9pm - with 
John Wingham. Voices from the Front - WW1 
Poets with actors from the Bob Hope Theatre. 
Woolwich Centre Library Weds April 9, 1-3pm - 
illustrated talk by author Kristina Bedford about 
the History of Woolwich. 


GREENWICH 

FREE exhibition by Royal Photographic 
Society member John Probert April 22- May 
6, The Cave, Linear House, Peyton Place, 
Greenwich SE1 0 8RS, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm / Sat- 
Sun 1 1am-5pm, www.rps.org 


2.30pm, tickets from £1 0 

Tel: 020 8850 3702, www.bobhopetheatre. 

co.uk 


AGE UK BROMLEY & GREENWICH 

Men in Sheds Spring Open Day: Wed April 9 
1 0.30am-2.30pm. Meet the Shedders, view, 
buy or commission products. Tel: 020 8294 
3017 


NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM 

Turner & The Sea, until April 21,1 Oam - 5pm. 

www.rmg.co.uk 


CHARLTON HOUSE 

GREENWICH-based band the Skinners 
Rats provide the entertainment for a 
barn dance at Charlton House on Good 
Friday. 

Hosted by Global Fusion Music & Arts, 
the event is among several Easter 
treats organised for locals with funding 
and support from Charlton Triangle 
Homes. The barn dance on Friday 
April 18 includes a support act and 


hot dogs and burgers will be available 
on the night. Doors open at 7pm, 
and the dancing and fun will finish at 
10pm. Admission is £5 and tickets are 
available from Charlton House or at 
www.wegottickets.com 
GFMA is also hosting free Easter 
arts and crafts at Charlton House for 
children On Saturday April 19 from 
2pm- 5pm. For information about the 
Easter activities please phone: 020 
8858 9497. 




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GreenwichHomes Edition 385 

Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Choice Based Lettings Scheme 


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BIDDING FOR PROPERTIES 

People on the Housing register are able to bid for all properties, 
regardless of their banding. You must be eligible for the size of 
property and bids will be considered in the following order: 

First Band A, followed by Band B both in priority date order. 

Those in Band C will then be considered in registration date order. 

Please note that there will still be some properties with age 
restrictions so only people of this age group can apply for these. 


BAND 

A is for applicants in unsatisfactory housing, including 
people moving due to demolition and those 
underoccupying their homes. 

B is for applicants the Royal Borough of Greenwich 
must prioritise according to the law, particularly 
homeless people, and others with an urgent need 
to move for medical or welfare reasons. 

C is for all applicants on the housing register, 

including those that are in priority bands A and B. 


How do I apply? 


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Get on the list 

First, you’ve got to be on the housing waiting list to join the scheme. 

If you’re not, register an application on line at 

www. roy algree n wi c h .gov. u k 

Find your applicant number 

It will be on the letter you’ve already had from the Royal Borough 
of Greenwich about the new scheme. You’ll need that number and 
the reference number of the property you’re after, which will be on 
the advert. 

Pick out your ideal property 

by looking in Greenwich Time or regularly checking the website: 

www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes 

Click on your preference on the website. If you don’t have a computer, you 
can always use one for free at either The Eltham or Woolwich Centre or 
a local library. 

Apply in one of three ways 

• Text bidding is now available and the number to use is 07786207913. 
For further information please see page 2, or 

• Phone the 24-hour hotline 020 8921 4340. It’s an automatic push- 
button system and calls will be charged at the normal local rate, or 

• Via the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s website 
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes 


The next edition of GreenwichHomes will be available on 


24-hour hotline 

The Greenwich Homes 
(Choice Rosed Lettings) Telephone 
Ridding Line is available in: 

English 020 8921 4340 

Greenwich Homes (locations « au 
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demande disponible en haocais 
en composant le : 

French 020 8921 4330 

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thoai Greenwich Homes (Tai sen 
Dy* trftn Syr chgn It/ a) O’: 

Vietnamese 020 8921 4343 

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(Guri-ijaar Ku salcyson kalo 
doorashao) Khodka Ku tartanka 
waxaa laqa heiaa: 

Somali 020 8921 4345 

Greenwich Konutlan (Tercihe Ooyah 
Kiralik Konut) Teleton Me Tekllf Vetme 
Hath Turkce de aranabMiyor: 

Turkish 020 8921 4347 

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Cantonese 020 8921 4370 


Wednesday 9 April 2014 at midday. Closing date for all applications 
for this issue is midnight on Sunday 6 April 2014. 


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Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Choice Based Lettings Scheme 


Information 

Only 

Parlour Houses 

3 bed Parlour is 
counted as a 
4 bedroomed 



Ref Number: 1 87242 

Fulthorp Road SE3 

2 Bed 2nd Fir Mais 
Unlifted. Rad C/H 

£116.39 pw 





Ref Number: 1 87266 

Barnfield Gardens 
SEI8 

3 Bed I st Floor Flat 
Unlifted.Entry phone 
Rad C/H 

£108.79 pw 


Ref Number: 1 87327 

Dutch Almshouses 
Fletching Road SE7 

3 Bed House 
Rad C/H 

£123.24 pw 


Ref Number: 1 87346 

Well Hall Road SE9 

2 Bed I st Floor Flat 
Un lifted. Rad C/H 

£1 10.02 pw 







Ref Number: 1 87390 

Biddulph House 
Rideout Street SE 1 8 

I Bed Grnd Floor Flat 
Lifted. Rad C/H 

£87.07 pw 




Ref Number: 1 874 1 0 

Thelma Gardens SE3 

3 Bed House.Gdn 
Rad C/H 

£1 13.42 pw 


Ref Number: 1 8741 I 

John Wilson Street 
SEI8 

I Bed 7th Floor Flat 
Lifted. Comm.Gas Htg 

£99.38 pw 




Ref Number: 187413 

Bostall Lane SE2 

2 Bed 4th Floor Flat 
Lifted. Entry phone 
Warm Air 

£91.87 pw 


Ref Number: 187419 

John Wilson Street 
SEI8 

I Bed 4th Floor Flat 
Lifted. Comm Gas Htg 
No Parking 

£99.52 pw 


If you are 
bidding for 
houses under 
Band C 
you must 
have 

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Choice hotline 020 8921 4340 

GreenwichHomes 


Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Choice Based Lettings Scheme 


www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes 


HOW TO BID FOR ADVERTISED 
PROPERTIES BY TEXT 

If you would like to bid by text, please use the 
following Text Bidding Number: 0778 620 7913 
and type: 

CBL, the property reference number 
and your applicant number. 

The property reference will be on the advert 
and your applicant number is on the letter we 
sent to you when you registered for housing. 

A successful bid will look like this: 

CBL 179104 12191 

You will need to do a separate text for each 
property you wish to bid for and the text is 
charged at your mobile provider's standard rate. 
You will receive a text response to confirm 
your bid within 5 minutes. 


MOVES ACROSS LONDON 

The housingmoves scheme is run by the 
Greater London Authority and is aimed at 
social housing tenants who want to move 
from one part of London to another. 

Priority is given to people who: 

• have more bedrooms than they currently need 

• want to move to be closer to employment or 
higher education 

• need to provide care for family members or friends 

Tenants must have a clear rent account and 
no on-going record of anti-social behaviour. 
Royal borough tenants can register on the 
scheme and bid for council or housing 
association property in other parts of 
London. To register your interest please 
visit: www.housingmoves.org 


This is what happened to the homes advertised in issue 382 


Address 

Bed- 

Property 

No of 

Reg date of 

Band 


rooms 

Type 

Bids 

successful app 


Gilbert Close SE184PT 

2 

FLAT 

339 

13/06/2013 

B 

Christchurch Way SE10 OAB 

1 

FLAT 

403 

10/03/2014 

A 

Abbey Wood Road SE2 9DZ 

2 

HOUSE 

302 

20/10/2007 

C 

Wigeon Path SE28 0DS 

1 

FLAT 

242 

19/01/2011 

C 

Parkview Road SE9 3QW 

1 

FLAT 

217 

20/08/2009 

C 

Harold Gibbons Court Victoria Way SE7 7LY 

3 

FLAT 

401 

26/11/2011 

B 

Whinchat Road Thamesmead SE28 ODP 

4 

HOUSE 

328 

08/01/2009 

C 

Keeble Close Wrottesley Road SE18 3UA 

0 

BUNGALOW 

157 

10/11/2010 

C 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

1 

FLAT 

564 

16/03/2004 

C 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

1 

FLAT 

592 

02/12/2011 

B 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

1 

FLAT 

550 

17/05/2010 

C 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

1 

FLAT 

507 

08/04/2010 

C 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

1 

FLAT 

474 

04/08/2011 

A 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

2 

FLAT 

430 

13/01/2014 

B 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

2 

FLAT 

393 

27/09/2013 

B 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

1 

FLAT 

511 

29/03/2010 

C 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

2 

FLAT 

395 

07/03/2014 

B 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

1 

FLAT 

477 

05/02/2010 

C 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

3 

MAISONETTE 

453 

06/10/2008 

B 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

2 

MAISONETTE 

427 

03/06/2013 

B 

Jubilee Court Thames Street SE10 9FH 

2 

FLAT 

353 

30/01/2009 

C 

Inigo Jones Road SE7 8PQ 

1 

FLAT 

708 

07/04/1997 

A 

Valiant House Valley Grove SE7 8BD 

2 

FLAT 

292 

29/12/2013 

B 

Well Hall Road SE96TY 

1 

FLAT 

390 

24/01/2014 

B 

Woolven House Coleraine Road SE3 7NY 

0 

FLAT 

284 

27/11/2013 

A 

Ormiston Road SE10 0LN 

3 

HOUSE 

947 

17/05/2002 

A 

Shooters Hill Road SE3 8RN 

0 

FLAT 

294 

06/07/2007 

C 

Bissextile House Bliss Crescent SE13 7RH 

1 

FLAT 

440 

16/06/1997 

A 

Davern Close SE10 0HP 

2 

FLAT 

471 

21/11/2013 

A 

Westhorne Avenue SE9 6DJ 

3 

PARLOUR HSE 

772 

04/07/2008 

B 

Clendon Way SE18 7DR 

2 

MAISONETTE 

438 

05/10/2012 

B 




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The author, renowned for his comic-gothic 
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opening the library which had a complete 
new look with brand new decoration being 
completed and with the instalment of new 
books to fill out the library. 

The library was refurbished to 
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school and at home, and to allow them to 
enjoy their reading in a friendly, bright 
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The school in Randall Place, 

Greenwich, will soon split into two 
separate buildings, holds up to 460 pupils 
who can all use the library during school 
hours and before and after school. 

• Visit the website for more information 
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Cllr Angela Cornforth and author Gareth P Jones 







April 1 2014 




Help form new 
park friends group 


ELTHAM residents are invited to a meeting 
about the formation of a new parks friends 
group in the area. 

Locals are needed to get involved in the new 
Friends of Queenscroft Recreattion Ground. 
The meeting is next weekThursday April 1 0 at 
St John's Church Hall, Eltham Parish Church, 
on the corner of Eltham Hill and Well Hall 
Road, starting at 7.30pm. 

• For further details call the parks liaison 
officer 020 8921 4127 


Autism awareness 

WORLD Autism Awareness Day will be marked 
tomorrow (April 2) in General Gordon Square, 
Woolwich, from 9.30am-2.30pm. 

The event will feature information and advice 
stalls from organisations that provide services 
and support to autistic people. Groups will 
include the council, which runs a range of 
services for adults and children with autism; 
the National Autistic Society, including the 
Greenwich branch of the society; Greenwich 
Association of Disabled People (GAD); the 
Burgess Autistic Trust; Greenwich Carers' 
Centre; the Riverwood Project and the Oxleas 
NHS Foundation Trust. 

• For autism services call 020 8921 3032 or 
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A TEENAGER from Greenwich has won 
an award for her outstanding work with 
The Children’s Society to transform the 
lives of vulnerable children. 

Martyna Kubiak, 16, received her award 
at the sixth annual Over the Rainbow 
Awards. 

The annual awards ceremony recognises 
the outstanding work by children and 
young people who are involved with the 
charity 

Martyna won her award for her 
contribution to the development of work 
at the charity 

She has been involved with the Dream 
Markers Arts project which championed 
issues of citizenship and belonging 
for migrant children through art and 
photography. 

Martyna co-curated one of the 
exhibitions and published a blog on her 
experience. She told GT: “I’m so proud 
to have won this award and I loved being 



HONOUR: Martyna Kubiak picks up her award 

involved with the Dream Makers art 
project. It was a lot of fun and I learnt 
some really valuable skills.” 


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BMX future in great shape 


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aged four. “It’s busier and busier every 
Saturday,” said Sharan of training. 
“We’ve also had a schools programme 
running where children come as part of 
their PE lessons and we’ve gained a few 
people through that.” 

Among the winners of races on the day 
were club members Dzintars Karklins 
and Sharan’s daughter Megan. 

The 13-year-old’s national ranking 
of seventh last year has qualified her 
for Great Britain’s squad for the World 
Championships this summer, having 
travelled up and down the country for 
national standard races last year. 

Sharan said: “She had an injury in the 
winter series and damaged her shoulder 
and didn’t get on a bike for eight weeks. 

“Now, she is back competing at national 
events and determined not to lose any 
fitness as she prepares for the World 
Championships in Rotterdam in July.” 

Megan finished second in her first 
regional heat of the year, beaten only by 
a guest rider from another area, before a 
seventh-placed finish in a national event 
in Manchester. 

• Club training takes place on Saturdays 
at the track, with experienced riders at 
9.30am and beginners at 1 1am. 

Visit www.greenwichbmx.com or email 
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Harriers help teams to gold 

SABRINA Sinha and Noah 
Armitage-Hookes (pictured) both 
helped their England teams to 
victory and team gold in the 
home nations cross-country 
international in Bolton. 

Sabrina, 14, from Blackheath, 
was delighted to finish second 
in the U17 category against 
mostly older competitors. 

The England team filled the 
top eight places, with the top 
six scoring for the team result. 

Fellow Cambridge Harriers 
Athletics Club member Noah, 

14, from Greenwich, finished 
10th, the fifth England runner 
in a strong team who also took 
the title for the host country in 
the U15 category. 

Webb marked out for 2020 

FENCER Jonathan ‘JJ’ Webb 
(pictured) has been marked 
out as a strong medal prospect 
for the 2020 Olympic Games. 

The teenager from New 
Eltham has been made part 
of the World Class Podium 
Potential Programme, funded 
through the National Lottery, 
for men’s sabre. 

The Greenwich Starting 
Blocks supported athlete is in 
his first year as an under 20s 
competitor and already No 1 in 
his age-group. 




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ABOUT 120 BMX riders flocked 
to Hornfair Park for the 
opening race in the London 
Summer Series. 

The purpose of the series is to 
encourage new riders to a sport, 
which, at London 2012, was an 
Olympic sport for the second time. 

The event was hosted by 
Greenwich BMX Club, who train on 
Saturday mornings at the Hornfair 
Park track, opened in 2011 as part 
of the royal borough’s playground 
to podium programme. 

Those the club have nurtured 
include six-year-old Felix Astbury. 


His dad Kenny said: “We came 
and asked if we could have a go. 
The club was very friendly and lent 
us helmets and bikes. 

“They have developed Felix from 
novice to the point where he has 
just won his first heat. Felix loves 
it. I can’t get him off.” 

The club’s chairman, Sharan 
Duhig, said: “We had about 120 
riders, which was better than we 
expected because it was the first 
one of the series and ours is the 
smallest of the five tracks.” 

About 30 per cent of the riders 
were entering an event for the first 
time, with the youngest competitor 


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